Senior Finance Manager

Senior Manager / DGM Finance

Company: HigherEd

Location: Gurgaon

Key Responsibilities :

• Financial Planning & Business Partnering
• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and financial planning cycles
• Partner with business leaders on pricing, margins, cost structures, and investment decisions
• Drive profitability analysis across programs, universities, and product lines
• Accounting, Compliance & Governance
• Ensure timely closure of books, audits, statutory filings, and regulatory compliance
• Own GST, TDS, payroll, and statutory compliance
• Manage internal controls and audit processes
• Financial Controls & Cost Optimization
• Implement strong cost governance and approval frameworks
• Identify cost optimization opportunities and improve margin performance
• Strengthen working capital discipline and cash flow visibility
• MIS, Reporting & Dashboards
• Build and own MIS, dashboards, and management reports
• Track key business KPIs, revenue realization, and collection efficiency
• Enable leadership visibility into financial health and performance
• Team Leadership
• Lead and mentor the finance and accounts team supporting HigherEd
• Drive process improvements and automation initiatives

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 812 years of finance experience, preferably in EdTech, education, or services businesses
• Strong expertise in accounting, compliance, controls, and business finance
• CA / MBA Finance preferred
• Hands-on leader with strong analytical and stakeholder management skills

Compensation

Competitive fixed + performance-linked compensation

Growth-oriented incentives